title: [Analysis of the results of surgical management of orbital osteoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the results and skill of surgical management of orbital osteoma retrospectively.
  
  
  METHODS
  It was a retrospective case series. Nineteen cases of orbital osteoma (the diagnosis was confirmed by surgical and pathological studies) were analyzed retrospectively in the present study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The location of orbital osteoma was as following: 10 cases in medial wall of the orbit, 4 cases in orbital roof and 5 cases in lateral wall of the orbit. Surgical approaches included anterior orbitotomy (8 cases), lateral orbitotomy (7 cases), and medial orbitotomy (2 cases). Complete resection was performed in 12 cases,while partial resection was done in 7 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Orbital osteoma is easy to diagnosis but difficult in surgical treatment. Appropriate surgical approach and skilled surgical technique are able to reduce the surgical complications.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Orbital Diseases, Armed Police General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China. xiaolihuawj@sina.com
authors.forename: Li-hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Xin-ji
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-zhong
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult